White Hellebore

Veratrum album

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-8 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	1.5
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Herbs
Uses
Utility	Pest control
Warning	Toxic, Toxic
Names
Alternate name	White false hellebore
Taxonomy
Family	Melanthiaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Europe, Western Asia, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, North European Russi, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
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Created: 2020-11-13 19:10:07 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:46:22 UTC by andrew-haupt

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All parts of this plant are toxic.

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